English-Czech translations for earthquake

• zemětřesení
  Nedávné zemětřesení na Haiti (rozprava) Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate)
  Zemětřesení je velká tragédie. The great tragedy is the earthquake.
  Byl jsem svědkem zemětřesení v Turecku. I have witnessed earthquakes in Turkey.

Definition of earthquake

• A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
• Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.

Related words

• microearthquake
• mega-earthquake
• earthquake engineering
• earthquake protector
• earthquake baroque
• earthquake victim